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Six Reasons FCC Rules Aren’t Needed to Protect Privacy. Take it for what it is worth, but in general, I am not a fan of letting the FCC regulate these kinds of things. Next thing you know, they are telling bloggers what they can and can not do.
Facial recognition database used by FBI is out of control, House committee hears
How Utah Keeps the American Dream Alive. Statistics in the article are fun, but the bottom line is that the type of people in the state matter more then the politics.
This is actually better than our last few escalator mishaps: nobody’s dead yet.
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Massachusetts Prepares to Vacate Nearly 24,000 Tainted Drug Convictions
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Wot I Think – Torment: Tides of Numenera (for series newcomers)
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‘Bro, I’m Going Rogue’: The Wall Street Informant Who Double-Crossed the FBI
A Norfolk doctor found a treatment for sepsis. Now he’s trying to get the ICU world to listen. I is skeptical, but I would like this to be investigated a little more even if only to debunk it.
Why American Farmers Are Hacking Their Tractors With Ukrainian Firmware
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Starving Yemen to Death. Mr. Larson has a strong political ax to grind that I find off putting. That said, if we had a real news media you would here more about Yemen at the very least. Even aside for humanitarian concerns, what is going on there has the possibility of effecting us all for years to come.
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Spiders could theoretically eat every human on Earth in one year. This is a kinda of bogus story that is typical of the Washington Post. Still, it is a nice collection of “facts” to keep on hand for use on those with certain phobias.
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This one is a real blooper and I cannot let it pass by. These things are so common I get tired of calling them out but at least you can get amusement out of how shocked Tyler is that the New York Times would get it so wrong.
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Mossad Reportedly Turned French Spies Into Double Agents After Joint Syria Op
Roadside bombs kill 10 Egyptian soldiers
India meat crackdown leaves butchers concerned
California Earthquakes: San Andreas Fault Could Cause Coast To Instantly Sink Below Sea Level
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Three people are arrested after Trump supporters are doused with pepper spray as they clash with protesters during Make America Great Again march in Huntington Beach . I don’t like linking to the Daily Mail, but the pictures are worth it. It seems that the “anti-fascist” left has tried the same tactics to many times in a row. It is starting to produce a counter reaction where people are ready to pay them back in kind. I don’t think that is a good thing for the country as a whole, but it is to be expected.
An Unexpected New Lung Function Has Been Found – They Make Blood. An article on new science that actually may be worth the hype.
How Pakistan Is Planning to Fight a Nuclear War. Not a lot new here for those who have been keeping up. But how many people have been keeping up on this issue? If you have not been keeping up on this issue, the comment section might be even more educational then the article, if only to show where some peoples heads are at.
“Dig once” bill could bring fiber Internet to much of the US Seems like a common sense idea and rare example of bipartisanship that is actually good for the country. But as always, the devil is in the details. How do you decided (and how many reams of paper work does it take) who gets to pull cable? What if anything do they get to pay? What kind of constructions standards do you mandate for the pipes? That said, it does not seem like those problems should be insurmountable.
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Wiping out crime: face-scanners placed in public toilet to tackle loo roll theft
Deadly, drug-resistant Candida yeast infection spreads in the US
Demonetisation Was Bad Economics But as an Act of Vigilantism it Served Modi Well Politically. Don’t know if I buy the explanation but I certainly find the whole situation puzzling.
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The Dangerous Precedent Set by Judicial Attacks on Trump’s Travel Ban
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An Urgent Plea to the International Community to Protect Mosul and its Residents. I feel for the dude as supposedly he really is in the city. But this demonstrates the problems with feeling and not thinking. If you think instead of feel, there is nothing worthwhile about this post, particularly as he was crying all along for ISIS to be driven out of Mosul. Regardless of their morals, the Iraqi Army has only three choices. They can leave ISIS alone and not bother them, they can starve them out (the safest way, but every civilian trapped with them will starve along with them), or they can come into where they are fortified and blast them out. None of those options is a good option for the people in the city. They lose no mater which one gets chosen.
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Wages rise on California farms. Americans still don’t want the job
Many College Football Players Lack Vitamin D: Study
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Has OPEC Underestimated U.S. Shale Once Again?
Researchers prove the five second rule is real. Headline is bogus, research is just proving common sense.
German spy agency chief says does not believe Gulen behind Turkey coup attempt. Most common sense explanation for the coup attempt that I read.
Trump Says He Found Out He Was Being ‘Wiretapped’ After Reading New York Times Article
Donna Brazile finally admits she shared debate questions with Clinton campaign
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I thought this was a cool amateur made video. I was disappointed to find out it was a game advertisement.
Judge issues search warrant for anyone who Googled a victim’s name
Key Democratic Officials Now Warning Base Not to Expect Evidence of Trump/Russia Collusion
South American group has the healthiest arteries ever seen. I think the writers of this article are making the same mistake that the Atkins diet crowd makes. It is not the diet that matters. It is this “While people living in cities are sedentary for more than half their waking hours, the Tsimane are inactive for only 10 per cent of the day.” The same things has already been noted for the Amish. Amish who are active all day long (farmers) and Amish who are not active all day long (shop keepers) have the same diets but wildly different health outcomes.
A Shocking Update in Florida “Citizens Police Academy” Shooting
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Researchers prove the five second rule is real
NY dropping teacher literacy test amid claims of racism
When I try to imagine my girlfriend’s face, I draw a blank. I think I have a mild version of this. I have great difficulty visualizing anything.
Right to Repair” Is About a Whole Lot More Than iPhones
Common Pain Meds Are Linked to a Higher Risk of Heart Problems. Not sure about this study. If you are using this much pain med, do you have another issue that increase your chance of heart attack? That said, there is no doubt you should not over do it.
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Some 2,500 Americans Have Died in Afghanistan and Iraq Under Obama
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